Word Finder - adapter

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One who is capable of adapting to differing situations.

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He was an able adapter, and could easily adjust to the differences when the company changed ownership.

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One who adapts a thing, e.g. a play.

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The critic gave rave reviews to the adapter of the ancient play, who worked to give the text more relevance to the modern day.

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A device or application used to achieve operative compatibility between devices that otherwise are incompatible.

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He had an adapter that let him plug his phone into the car's cigarette lighter for power.

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The prism p is fitted accurately into brass slides (care has to be taken in the construction to place the prism so that an object in the centre of the field will so remain when the eye-piece is rotated in its adapter).

The prism and eye-piece are then rotated together in the adapter.

One noticeably absent feature is the lack of an AC adapter port.

The included Setup Wizard will walk you through configuring the adapter to your network's settings, step by step.

I bought a new Ethernet adapter for my new PC, on the basis that my browser would load things faster.

An oxygen adapter connects to the CPAP machine, and it provides a port for oxygen therapy devices.

Wrist mounting won't suit all cyclists so there is a bike mount adapter on the way.

A user can save data to it via a wireless 802.11g adapter.

When it comes to connectivity, the HX4700 is fitted with Bluetooth and Wi-Fi in the form of an 802.11b adapter.

Users can also scan film with a traditional film holder and the built-in transparency adapter.

You may have to switch the wireless adapter on using a button on the computer.

Or you could use a cassette adapter to play the CD through the car stereo.

Smart Wizard performance dashboard, a graphical gage that tracks the throughput of the adapter, lets you monitor network speeds.

Ethernet adapter for my new PC, on the basis that my browser would load things faster.

Use the Game Boy Advance Wireless Adapter or the Game Boy Advance Game Link cable to play the game head-to-head with a friend!

For high power compound microscopes no other adapter is needed.

The rack adapter also allows you to fit side panniers.

If you have the retail card, you will need a phono to minijack adapter for the audio.

But there's not much point in buying an 802.11g router or Access Point for use with 802.11b wireless adapter cards.

We supply a fully configured and Managed router, an ISDN adapter and an ISDN backup dial account.

Hard lines for the poor adapter Shakespeare's sonnets are generally held to be the finest love poems in the English language.

Use the 20ml syringe with a bulb adapter (blob) containing heparin saline.

Instead of the motherboard, the riser card contains the slots for the ISA, PCI, or AGP adapter cards.

But there 's not much point in buying an 802.11g router or Access Point for use with 802.11b wireless adapter cards.

Hard lines for the poor adapter Shakespeare 's sonnets are generally held to be the finest love poems in the English language.

Remove the stylet Suture the catheter adapter to the skin.

The sync pulse in the signal from the adapter card tells the monitor how fast to actually run.

The bottom contains a fixing to allow a standard photographic tripod adapter to be used.

Hello John, The drivers for the wireless adapter may be available from the manufacturers website.

Also note that you can power the portable GPS with an adapter that simply plugs into your cigarette lighter.

The body of the device is made of high-impact plastic and it comes with a USB cable, dashboard disc, power adapter for the car, and a windshield mount for the car.

With the iPad, you get a dock connector to USB cable, power adapter, SIM eject tool (only included with the Wi-Fi and 3G model), and documentation.

For those that can't, the HDMI can be run using an inexpensive adapter.

Screen size and a network adapter are secondary concerns, but widescreen is becoming more prevalent and will be compatible with most media out there.

For the most part, it's unlikely you will be plugging your wireless laptop into a network port very often, and the standard adapter should serve just fine.

Almost all laptops include a wireless adapter as standard.

This refers to the protocol used by a wireless adapter to access the Internet.

If the tank features a K-valve, then odds are your regulator's first stage will lock in place with ease, but if it has a DIN valve, you may require a special adapter in order to secure the first stage.

Most rain barrel kits provide you with a diverter or adapter so you can connect directly to the downspout of your rooftop rain gutter system.

It's made completely of stainless steel and has a special adapter for easy toddler drinking.

The speaker charges with a standard USB micro cable; both a cable and power adapter are included in the box.

A new Wishblade machine comes with an AC adapter, a USB cable, an instruction manual, a cutting mat, blades and blade tips.

The machine operates on battery power and has an A/C adapter, making it travel-ready in no time.

Some battery packs also have a DC power adapter which allows the battery pack to be charged from a cigarette lighter in a car or boat.

An angle adapter is a CPAP accessory that can prevent kinks and awkward positioning.

Instead, you can get a pair of adapter lenses with your prescription intact.

Bolle's Perception Model stands out because it allows for a clip-on adapter which is handy when players are involved in any sport that requires a quick change between true light and shaded light.

Even the Sega Dreamcast has a version of DDR, but you have to import it from Japan and the Dreamcast dance pads are a pain to find if you don't have the PlayStation to Dreamcast adapter.

As a result, one of the more popular Xbox 360 accessories is the USB Wi-Fi adapter.